Floodplain management

PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS
Walker Municipal Building
13600 Aydell Lane
Walker, LA 70785
Phone: (225) 665.8893

Hours
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Thursday

    Floodplain Management Public Notice

 As a public service, the City of Walker will provide you with the following information upon

request:

• Whether a property is located in a Special Flood Hazard Area as shown on the current Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) of the City of Walker.
• Additional flood insurance data for a site, such as the FIRM zone and the base flood elevation.
• We have a handout on the flood insurance purchase requirements that can help people who need a mortgage or loan for property in the Special Flood Zone Area.
• We will provide a copy of existing Elevation Certificate, LOMAs upon request on buildings constructed since December 15, 1991.
• We can give approximate flood depth, historic floods, localized flood issues, floodway ,wetlands, building permitting and property protection information.

For a flood zone determination request form, click here. Submit your request to:

The City of Walker Permit Department
P.O. Box 217
Walker, LA 70785
Phone: (225) 665.8893
Fax: (225) 664.0140

The following information is needed to supply your Flood Zone, BFE, and/or Map Panel Number:

1. Address of location. You must have the location of the structure marked on a map to be submitted with the flood zone determination request form.
2. Name of the person requesting the flood determination.
3. Contact information for the person requesting the flood determination.

For a brochure with important information about floodplain management, click here.

To contact the Certified Floodplain Manager, Lynette Richardson.

It is important to contact the Permit Department after any natural disaster:  See this helful VIDEO  

FLOOD AWARENESS

USEFUL INFORMATION REGARDING FLOODING

WHY YOU NEED FLOOD INSURANCE 

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ONLINE RESOURCES

Livingston Office of Homeland Security (LOHSEP)

OFFICIAL SITE OF NFIP 

FEMA

UNO FLOOD PORTAL

RIVER STAGES

LSU AgCenter Flood Map Portal 

LSU Ag Center

Louisiana Homeowners Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards

Amite River Basin Commission

Hurricane Readiness

Emergency Planning

Livingston Parish Library

National Weather Service

 Coastal Louisiana 

Insure your property

Protect property from the hazard

Protect people from the hazard 

Build responsibly

What is your flood hazard?

Flood Preparedness

FEMA Map Center

Emergency Guide 

Mayor Jimmy Watson's flood insurance promotion outreach

 EMERGENCY CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS